Author: halo@bungie.org

Riceatron took a bunch of high-res screenshots of an Elite in both Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, and stuck them all together in a monster image, so that you can get a feel for how the Elite model has been upgraded. And wow… it’s been upgraded. I mean, that’s been clear for a while, but…

Oozer3993 whipped up a tiny Java app (4kb) you can use to calculate your ‘Arena Rating’ based on stats from a slayer game you were in. It’s based on (I’d assume) the math included in the most recent Weekly Update. Give it a try – see where you stand! Arena goes live tomorrow. (Louis Wu…

EazyB found a pretty sneaky way to abuse the Armor Lock ability – check it out. (Enjoy it while you can; I’d really doubt this will work in the shipping game.) (Louis Wu 18:04:06 UTC)

Dan ‘Blood’ DaRocha uploaded a really, really old clip he recorded before Halo 3 was released – Jen Taylor, doing a live rendition of her ‘Betcha Can’t Stick It’ line. Awesome, Dan – only 3 years late! (Louis Wu 18:03:17 UTC)

kanbo pointed out a faq Bungie posted yesterday – SketchFactor addresses some of the concerns and questions forumgoers all over the internet have been expressing. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 18:02:54 UTC)

cjelly noticed the latest IGN vid – Top 10 Reach Kills for April 30, 2010. Definitely some nice ones! (cjelly’s right – #2 and #3 are the best of the bunch.) (Louis Wu 18:02:24 UTC)

Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry did some analysis of the Reach Beta – you might be interested in what they found. Technical, as always. Good stuff. Thanks, Shake Appeal.(Louis Wu 18:02:02 UTC)

In the madness of yesterday, I’m afraid the newest film out of Bungie, ‘New Beginnings’, might have been overlooked, so I’m reminding you. It’s accessible in the latest Weekly Update, in downloadable and streaming formats, and it’s really, really worth the 6 minutes of your time. If you’re sort of new to the Halo franchise,…

ash noticed a nice summary of the Reach Beta on MSNBC. (Louis Wu 15:31:38 UTC)

FyreWulff stopped by with word of a thread on Bungie.net, showing off a rather odd bug someone found in the Beta – an assassination went wonky, and the entire Noble Team appeared… and then died. Bizarre! (Louis Wu 15:30:33 UTC)

Riceatron grabbed a few screenshots of a kill that… works nicely in a totally different context. Check it! (Louis Wu 15:30:04 UTC)

Brighton’s back with a new update to his ODST Character model – go by and watch the YouTube presentation! (Louis Wu 15:27:38 UTC)

Well, yesterday was a rather crazy day; seems like many Halo fans spent it looking for codes to get into the Reach Beta. (Bungie dumped 1000+ codes on their front page last night, leaving people in a mad scramble to find a working one; they dumped another 100+ on OUR forum, and passed out a…

The Halo Waypoint team did an interview with Eric Nylund recently, discussing an item you’ll be able to get your hands on later this fall – Halsey’s Journal, a labor of love included in both the Limited and Legendary Editions of Halo: Reach. The interview will be live on the Waypoint website early next week…

The Bungie Weekly Update is up WAY earlier than usual – and it’s spectacular. Go watch ‘New Beginnings’ – a look at the BUNGIE vision of making great games – and then go on down and read about ways to STILL get codes, the math behind a game rating, and more. (Best Shishka gif EVER.…

Stuntmutt returns with a cynical shot at the Reach Beta in a special One One Se7en episode. <3… (And Happy 7th Anniversary, Stunt!)(Louis Wu 13:02:25 UTC)

TTL Demag0gue posted the first of a special Reach Edition series of Reclaimer – nice work!(Louis Wu 13:01:35 UTC)

Because you’re gonna be having your ODST disc in the drive ANYWAY soon, you might as well check out FyreWulff’s latest Firefight Friday challenge – this one is called ‘Into the Breach’, and is available on all difficulties on Chasm Ten. Check it out!(Louis Wu 11:48:22 UTC)

Hawty McBloggy is still doing Friday Caption Fun – I LOVE that pic! Go caption it. (Louis Wu 11:46:16 UTC)

Kotaku has some Reach gameplay for you, and Shacknews has posted some Beta impressions. Check ’em. Plus, RVideo let us know about what purports to be the first Killimanjaro in Reach… not sure if it is, but nice anyway.(Louis Wu 11:45:52 UTC)